title: A case of carcinoid tumor of the terminal ileum and simultaneous ovarian dermoid cyst.
abstract: Carcinoid tumors are slow-growing malignant neoplasms associated with an indolent clinical course. About 60% of such tumors are located within the gastrointestinal tract. Here, we describe the first case, to our knowledge, of a carcinoid tumor of the terminal ileum and a simultaneous ovarian dermoid cyst. A 57-year-old woman was presented with abdominal pain, vomiting, and clinical signs of mechanical bowel obstruction. Radiograph and computed tomography scan of the abdomen showed hydroaeric levels. Laparotomy revealed a mass in the terminal ileum and a right ovarian cystic mass. Right hemicolectomy and right oopherectomy were performed. The histopathological workup showed a carcinoid tumor of the terminal ileum and ovarian dermoid cyst. Small intestinal carcinoid tumor, an uncommon disease, has been reported earlier to coincide with various neoplasms. No association between small intestinal carcinoid tumor and ovarian dermoid cyst has been reported earlier in the English literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Histopathology, Shifa Hospital, Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine. hamadahosam@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Hosam
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hamada
mesh_terms: D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003082:Colectomy; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D007813:Laparotomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010052:Ovariectomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed